CVE-2023-41957
WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Membership Role Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Unauthenticated Membership Role Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-41957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46416
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46416- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-684g-9624-2cvp
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows...
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
- Record
GHSA-684g-9624-2cvp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in smp7, wp.Insider Simple Membership allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple Membership: from n/a through 4.3.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-41957- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-41957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Simple-membership-plugin Simple Membership, published May 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.